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"Go mental, It works."

Everyone feels down at sometime in their life's, maybe from boredom, a loss of something or a state of manic depression. Its a common thing, but what can we do about it?

Go mental.

Yes, haul your ass into your local "hospital", tell them to feed you Prozac and be in a straight jacket for 6 months. Well, maybe I'm over exaggerating of visiting a mental institution, but on a serious note, going mental actually works, for me anyway. It's like letting all your troubles and problems be released in your state of spasticated energy.

I'll explain what I mean, my passion is music. I adore music more then anything, be it playing on my guitar or listening to Iron Maiden, having music around is my drug. I'm addicted to it, and when I can hear those notes pounding my eardrums I feel happy. It's my fix.

But whats music without going mental?

Sometimes I'll just grab my guitar, and strike those power chords in an unorganized fashion whilst jumping around, headbanging, singing, whatever. It feels good, it feels crazy, it feels mental, in that brief moment of excitement I can feel the adrenaline being pummeled around my body like poison, its intoxicating, its scary, it's mental.

Forget all those problems, forget the troubles of the world, forget why you was feeling depressed, just let yourself go. Turn your speakers up to full blast, put on your fave track and don't just sit there tapping away, get up, get out your Air Guitar/Air drums, or go on the real thing and just release all that trapped energy.

Go to a concert and enjoy yourself, go wild. Whatever you enjoy, slap it on and just go for it, it works for me and I'm fired up.

I've got my fix, I'm mental, whats yours?

Cyclone wrote:
> Air guitar + Rage.

..Against the machine?

Awesome band to trash your room with :P

Also, hitting things.

Works on occasion.

I've not often gone mental, maybe I need a guitar or some other prop to go mental with. But I used to get a similar thing from playing basketball - I'd just go and play all-out, focussing all my frustrations into keeping going.

When my leg's better I have to find another team...

OORIURGGGAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Air guitar + Rage.

I just play music quite loud and hit things with a piece of polythene piping, that's how I go mental .

Might try that next time. All I do is just sit cross-legged and stare, grind my teeth and feel that knot inside the stomach; hold it all in. Quite worrying, really!

Music. Will definately use it next time. ;)

Hahahaha.

Come on Azul, you must at least bash those drums in a spazzy fasion at sometime when noone is looking?

Solskjær wrote:
> I know what you mean about going mental - it does work.
>
> And, it's only because you're letting it all out. Everything and
> anything that is bothering. Whatever's stuck on your mind, causing
> you bother or grief. You just... Uncontrolabley let it all out.
>
>
> I haven't gone mental in a while, though... Thanks for
> reminding me to do it again soon! :)

I can imagine you doing a mental on these forums...

"R'IG`HT"', "''`` I`'"VE `H'A"`'D E'N```OU'`''""G'`'H!'`'`"

:-D

*Runs*

I know what you mean about going mental - it does work.

And, it's only because you're letting it all out. Everything and anything that is bothering. Whatever's stuck on your mind, causing you bother or grief. You just... Uncontrolabley let it all out.


I haven't gone mental in a while, though... Thanks for reminding me to do it again soon! :)